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Gerald P. Arpino, 85 (1923 - 2008)
CHICAGO -- Gerald Arpino, who co-founded the Joffrey Ballet and oversaw its move from New York to Chicago, has died. He was 85. Ballet spokeswoman Beth Silverman says Arpino died Wednesday morning in Chicago after a prolonged illness. She didn't immediately have any details. Arpino was a dancer and choreographer when he established the troupe in 1956 with its namesake, the late Robert...
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Milton Katselas, 74 (1933 - 2008)
LOS ANGELES -- Milton Katselas, a Broadway director and acting teacher whose students included George Clooney, Gene Hackman, Michelle Pfeiffer and many other stars, has died. He was 75. Katselas died Friday of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Allen Barton, executive director of Katselas' Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school. Katselas was born in Pittsburgh, where he...
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Edie Adams, 81 (1927 - 2008)
LOS ANGELES -- Actress and singer Edie Adams, the blonde beauty who won a Tony Award for bringing Daisy Mae to life on Broadway and who played the television foil to her husband, comedian Ernie Kovacs, has died. She was 81. Adams died Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital from pneumonia and cancer, publicist Henri Bollinger said. A graduate of Juilliard School of Music, Adams hoped to...
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Stan Kann (2008)
ST. LOUIS - Stan Kann, a theater organist whose vacuum cleaner collection and gadget obsession made him a regular on the "Tonight Show," died Monday. He was 83. Kann died at a hospital from complications related to a heart procedure, according to a tribute on the Web site of the Fox Theatre, where he played as recently as Saturday. Kann studied classical organ, restored and played the...
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Richard Monette, 64 (1944 - 2008)
STRATFORD, Ontario - Richard Monette, the longest-serving artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, has died at the age of 64. Monette, died Tuesday of a blood clot in the lung in a London, Ontario hospital, the festival confirmed Wednesday. Monette served as artistic director at Stratford, the largest repertory theater in North America, from 1994 to 2007. During his...
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Kenneth Victor Campbell, 66 (1941 - 2008)
LONDON - Ken Campbell, a maverick British actor, writer and director whose career ranged from sitcom roles to a 22-hour stage extravaganza, has died, his agent said Wednesday. He was 66. ...
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Bruce Adler (2008)
Miami - Bruce Adler, who received Tony nominations for his Broadway performances and lent his voice to some Disney films, has died. He was 63. Adler died of cancer Friday in a South Florida...
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Gladys Nederlander, 82 (1925 - 2008)
NEW YORK - Theater and TV producer Gladys Nederlander has died. She was 83. Nederlander died Monday of heart failure, her husband, Broadway producer and theater owner Robert Nederlander said. ...
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Dr. Barbara Ann Teer (2008)
NEW YORK -- Barbara Ann Teer, who founded the National Black Theater in Harlem, has died. She was 71. Teer's daughter, Sade Lythcott, said her mother died Monday in Harlem of natural causes. ...
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Alvin Ailey, 58 (1931 - 1989)
With a burst of music in a vacant Manhattan lot, dancers and city officials held groundbreaking ceremonies for what will be the footprint of the new Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Young...
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Marcel Marceau, 84 (1923 - 2007)
Marcel Marceau, whose lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence, died Saturday. He was 84. Wearing white face paint, soft shoes and a...
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George Tabori, 93 (1914 - 2007)
Hungarian-born playwright and director George Tabori, a legend in Germany's postwar theater world whose avant-garde works confronted anti-Semitism, has died, the Berliner Ensemble said Tuesday. He...
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Charles Nelson Reilly, 76 (1931 - 2007)
Charles Nelson Reilly, the Tony Award winner who later became known for his ribald appearances on the "Tonight Show" and various game shows, has died. He was 76. Reilly died Sunday in Los...
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Kitty Carlisle Hart, 96 (1910 - 2007)
Kitty Carlisle Hart, whose long career spanned Broadway, opera, television and film, including the classic Marx Brothers movie "A Night at the Opera," has died at age 96, her son said Wednesday. ...
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Isabel Bigley, 80 (1926 - 2006)
Isabel Bigley, who won a Tony Award for her role in the 1950s Broadway musical classic "Guys and Dolls," has died. She was 80. Bigley died Saturday of pulmonary disease at a Los Angeles...
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Willi Ninja, 45 (1961 - 2006)
Willi Ninja, the star of the documentary "Paris is Burning," who was considered the godfather of the dance art form voguing and was the inspiration for Madonna's "Vogue" music video, has died at...
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Melissa Hayden, 83 (1923 - 2006)
Melissa Hayden, a lyrical, exquisite dancer who performed with the New York City Ballet for more than 20 years, has died from pancreatic cancer, her family said. She was 83. Hayden died...
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Lloyd Richards, 87 (1919 - 2006)
Lloyd Richards, theater director and educator who mentored the career of August Wilson and directed the legendary Broadway production of ``A Raisin in the Sun,'' has died of heart failure. ...
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Wendy Wasserstein, 55 (1950 - 2006)
NEW YORK (AP) - Playwright Wendy Wasserstein, who celebrated women confronting feminism, careers, love and motherhood in such works as "The Heidi Chronicles" and "The Sisters Rosensweig," died...
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Arthur Miller, 89 (1915 - 2005)
Arthur Miller, one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, gave America -- and the world -- "Death of a Salesman'' and its iconic title character Willy Loman. A dramatist of personal...
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Elia Kazan, 94 (1909 - 2003)
Director Elia Kazan, whose triumphs included the original Broadway productions of "Death of a Salesman" and "A Streetcar Named Desire," and the Academy Award-winning film "On the Waterfront," died...
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Danny Newman
Danny Newman, who as a longtime publicist for the Lyric Opera of Chicago helped revolutionize concert marketing, has died. He was 88. Newman died Saturday at his home in suburban Lincolnwood of...
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Sheridan Morley
Sheridan Morley, British theater critic, broadcaster and author of many show-business biographies, has died at the age of 65. Morley, who wrote for such publications as The Times, Punch, The...
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Thommie Walsh
Thommie Walsh, a Tony-winning choreographer who was in the original Broadway cast of "A Chorus Line," has died after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 57. Walsh died Saturday at his mother's...
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Lola Wasserstein
Lola Wasserstein, an inspiration for many of the characters in the works of her daughter, playwright Wendy Wasserstein, has died. She was 89. Wasserstein died of natural causes on Saturday at her...
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Joe Harris
Joe Harris, who for nearly half a century helped sopranos, baritones and tenors dress for their parts at the San Francisco Opera, died June 9. He was 82. Harris died of lung cancer at his home,...
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Daniel McDonald
Daniel McDonald, a Tony-nominated actor who appeared on Broadway in such musicals as "Steel Pier" and "High Society," has died of brain cancer at 46. McDonald died Feb. 15 at home, Jason Brantley...
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Ellen Hanley
Ellen Hanley -- a musical-theater performer best-known for playing New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's first wife in the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Fiorello!" -- has died of a stroke after a long...
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Teresa Stich-Randall
American opera singer Teresa Stich-Randall, a soprano praised by Arturo Toscanini as "the find of the century," has died, Austria's Bundestheater said Tuesday. She was 79. Stich-Randall died July...
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Rose Bampton
Rose Bampton, a soprano who performed 18 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and established herself as a premier voice in American opera, has died. She was 99. Bampton died Tuesday in the...
